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choke-dog

noun

Etymology

From choke + dog.

  1. derived from dox — “dark, swarthy”
  2. inherited from dogga
  3. inherited from dogge
  4. compounded as choke-dog — “choke + dog”

Definitions

  1. A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United…

    A very hard cheese. Attributed variously to counties of the West Country of the United Kingdom such as Devon, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.

    • Bought a little bit of Gruyere cheese, instead of our domestic choke-dog concern. When did I ever purchase anything for my own eating? But I will say no more of that. And now to the bread-mill.
    • As I have said before, the Dorsetshire hind is undoubtedly under-fed. Bread and "choke-dog", as he calls his county's cheese, […] these are the chief items in his bill of fare.
    • As there was absolutely nothing to do but to grin and bear it, we made a breakfast of smoked salmon, "choke-dog," and tea; then shouldered our packs.

  2. Any of several plants in the genus Gonolobus.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA